A refresh can also be performed on an individual desktop. This is often done in response to an event—such as a problem with the guest OS—that affects only the desktop that is to be refreshed. The following steps describe how to refresh a single linked clone desktop using the Horizon Administrator console:

1. Log into the Horizon Administrator console using an AD account that has administrative permissions within Horizon.
2. Go to Catalog and open the Desktop Pools window within the console.
3. In the Desktop Pools window, click on the pool that contains the linked clone desktop you wish to refresh.
4. In the window for the desktop pool you selected, click the Inventory tab.
5. Click on the linked clone desktop that you wish to refresh. In our example, we will click on the desktop named APPV10-2 to open the APPV10-2 window.
6. In the APPV10-2 window, open the View Composer drop-down menu and then click on Refresh to open the Refresh window.
7. Complete the remaining steps to initiate the refresh operation.